I am delighted to be writing this first newsletter as principal of Milford School. It is a privilege to have been given the opportunity to lead such a high-performing school with such a strong sense of community.

Many of the music groups are going to be starting up over the next few weeks. The timetable below is an indication of the music groups available at Milford School. Most of them are taught on Fridays with a few lunchtime groups.

We had a great start to the year in Room 14. Over the past few days, the children have started to settle into school and follow the routines of the school day. This week we learned that we are all different in many ways, yet we are the same in lots of other ways too.

We were so happy to see familiar faces and also some new faces at Gardening Club this week. Here are some photos of us in action. We were busy pulling out the weeds and watering our gardens to prep for the new growing season.

Every week, the Year 1 learners focus on one of the IB Learner Profile Attributes (LPA). These 10 attributes are qualities that we want the learners to strive to become. This week we have been focusing on being a Caring learner. This means that we look after and care for ourselves. At school, we can do this by playing in safe, allocated places only, by wearing our hats when outside, and by eating healthy food and drinking lots of water. Being a caring learner also means looking after and taking care of others by being kind to them. If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us. We also learn to be kind and caring to the environment. At school, we do this by looking after school equipment and by putting rubbish in the correct bins. Each week, the Year 1 teachers select 2 students to receive the LPA certificates. This week the following students were given certificates; Ella and Otis (Room 14), Charlie and Florence (Room 15), Ida and Maddi (Room 16), and Lucy and Eugene (Room 17). Congratulations to all of them.

Room 8 students are very lucky to have Leo, a new friend from Norway, in their class.They have been learning new facts about a far away country in their ESOL class today. It was so much fun.

Although Lunar New Year Celebrations have already finished, we would like to wish all our families happiness, success, health and all the very best in the year of the rabbit.

Thank you to the wonderful parents who donated money when they attended our amazing 'Music Extravaganza Concert' last year. This was a wonderful concert that involved around 300 children and many many groups! For this concert, there was entry by koha and we raised around $1400 which enabled us to buy a brand-new bass xylophone. We have been using it in our music lessons this week and the tamariki LOVE the sound it makes. Thank you so much for your on-going support of our thriving music department.

We will be having a pie day next week to fundraise for the Year 6 Camp, and would love your support. Pies can be ordered through your myKindo account.

Milford Tennis Club will be running a Fundraiser for locals affected by the floods. We will be hosting a Friday night Junior Social tennis with thanks to Davies Batley Valuers providing the Sausages and Drinks! All proceeds of the sausage sizzle and soft drinks will be donated.

Guitar and Ukulele Lessons are available at school next year, with Dave Gatman from Musiqhub. If you would like more information or register your interest for lessons in Term 1 2023, please contact Dave on 021 2221456 or dave.gatman@musiqhub.co.nz

In an ever-changing and fast-paced, technology-addicted world, it can be difficult to guesstimate what skills our children need in order to prepare them for an uncertain future.

Make term 1 the best one yet for your child! Our FUN and EDUCATIONAL LEGO® STEAM classes teach critical developmental skills to create future problem solvers and innovators!

After school art classes.

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